significansn.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkanz/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkænz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin significāns, significāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin significāns, present participle of significāre signify v., after the specific linguistic use of French signifié signifié n.

Linguistics and Semiotics.

= signifier n. 1b. Cf. significatum n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > unit of meaning > [noun] > sign > physical element of

signifier1868

signifiant1939

signans1953

significans1953

1953 Compar. Lit. 5 353 In poetry, our attention is directed simultaneously to both significans and significatum.

1964 E. Palmer tr. A. Martinet Elements Gen. Linguistics i. 24 Every linguistic sign comprises a significatum, its meaning or value..and a significans [Fr. signifiant] through which the sign is made manifest.

1993 C. Lehmann in W. A. Foley Role of Theory in Lang. Descr. 335 The phonetic substance is formed into a significans, and the cognitive substance is formed into a significatum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	significans
释义	significansn. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkanz/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkænz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin significāns, significāre. Etymology: < classical Latin significāns, present participle of significāre signify v., after the specific linguistic use of French signifié signifié n. Linguistics and Semiotics. = signifier n. 1b. Cf. significatum n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > unit of meaning > [noun] > sign > physical element of signifier1868 signifiant1939 signans1953 significans1953 1953 Compar. Lit. 5 353 In poetry, our attention is directed simultaneously to both significans and significatum. 1964 E. Palmer tr. A. Martinet Elements Gen. Linguistics i. 24 Every linguistic sign comprises a significatum, its meaning or value..and a significans [Fr. signifiant] through which the sign is made manifest. 1993 C. Lehmann in W. A. Foley Role of Theory in Lang. Descr. 335 The phonetic substance is formed into a significans, and the cognitive substance is formed into a significatum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1953
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